STILL DEVELOPING, NEWS ABOUT A HOM INVASION YOU SAW HERE FIRST. NOW WE ARE GETTING A LOOK AT SURVEILLANCE FROM A NEIGHBOR'S HOUSE AND A KEY PIECE OF EVIDENCE JUST DISCOVERED. GIANNA CASERTA HAS AN EXCLUSIVE FROM A FAMILY MEMBER, JOINING US LIVE FROM FRESNO. WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED? Reporter: YOU KNOW, BILL, INVESTIGATORS ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR THE THREE MEN WHO BARGED INTO THIS HOME, BEAT THE MAN INSIDE AND THEN ALL WHILE THE CAMERAS WERE ROLLING ACROSS THE STREET. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS SURVEILLANCE FOOTAGE. YOU CAN SEE THE SUSPECTS PULL UP AND PARK NEXT TO THE THE HOME ON THISTLE CREEK COURT. THE DRIVER GETS OUT, WALKS TO THE FRONT DOOR WITH A PAPER AND RINGS THE DOORBELL. THEY GAINED ENTRY INTO HIS HOUSE BY KNOCKING ON HIS DOOR AND PRETENDING TO BE A NEIGHBOR DELIVERING A PIECE OF MAIL THAT HAD BEEN DELIVERED TO THE WRONG HOME. Reporter: ONCE 24-YEAR-OLD MICHAEL CHENIER OPENS THE DOOR YOU CAN SEE THE SUSPECT RUSH INSIDE, JOINED BY THE OTHER TWO WAITING IN THE CAR. THEY BEAT HIM AND TIED HIS ARMS AND LEGS WITH ZIP TIES. WE SPOKE WITH THE VICTIM'S FATHER WHO SAID IT WAS CLEAR HIS SON PUT UP A FIGHT. YOU CAN SEE WHEN THEY FIRST GO IN, YOU CAN SEE STUFF THAT'S BEEN TOSSED AROUND WHEN HE WAS FIGHTING. BEFORE THEY I GUESS HIT HIM ENOUGH TO BOUND HIM, YOU KNOW. SO I'M JUST GLAD FOR HIM LIFE. GLAD HE IS OKAY. Reporter: THE SUSPECT BROUGHT HIM TO A BACK ROOM AND RANSACKED THE HOME. YOU CAN SEE THEM LOAD STOLEN ITEMS INTO THEIR GRAY CROWN VICTORIA BEFORE STEALING THE CAR, A 2002 PONTIAC GRAND AM. THE STOLEN VEHICLE WAS RECOVERED EARLY IN HOUSTON. IT HAD BEEN STRIPPED OF RIMS, TIRES AND THE AUDIO SYSTEM. EVEN THE SUNROOF HAD BEEN REMOVED. NOW THE SEARCH IS ON FOR THOSE THREE SUSPECTS. JUST HOPE WE FIND OUT WHOEVER HAS DONE THIS. Reporter: IF YOU RECOGNIZE ANY OF THOSE MEN IN THAT SURVEILLANCE VIDEO, YOU ARE ASKED TO CALL CRIME STOPPERS. LIVE IN FRESNO, GIANNA CASERTA, KPRC "LOCAL 2". THANK YOU.

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Authorities are asking for help as they search for the three suspects wanted in the armed robbery of a Fresno-area home.

Officials said just after 3 p.m. Wednesday, Fort Bend County sheriff’s deputies were called to the home in the 1900 block of Thistle Creek Court for a home invasion robbery.

One of the victims told deputies that the suspects parked near the home in a gray sedan. One suspect went to the front door with a paper in hand, posing as a neighbor who had received mail that belonged to the victim. Once the victim opened the door, he said the first suspect rushed him and was quickly joined by the two other suspects. The suspects then tied the victim up.

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"They gained entry into his house by knocking on the door and pretending to be a neighbor who was delivering a piece of mail that had been delivered to the wrong home," said Capt. James Burger of the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office.

Once-24-year old Michael Chenier opened the door, you can see the suspect rush inside, quickly joined by the other two men who were waiting in the car.

They beat Chenier and then tied his arms and legs with zip ties. We spoke exclusively with the victim's father who says it was clear his son put up quite a fight.

"You can see when you first go in, stuff has been tossed around, like they were fighting before they hit him enough to bound him, I am just glad for his life, I am just glad he is okay,"said Al Chenier, the victim's Father.

The stolen vehicle was recovered early Thursday morning in Houston. It had been stripped of the rims, tires, and audio system. Even the sun roof had been removed. Now the search is on for those three suspects.

"I hope we find out and catch whoever has done this," said Chenier.

The sheriff’s office released the following descriptions for the suspects:

Suspect 1: Man in his early 20s, about 6 feet tall and 220 pounds.

Suspect 2: Man believed to be 18-20 years old, about 5 feet tall with a slender build and was last seen wearing a red shirt.

Suspect 3: Man believed to be 18-20 years old with a thin build.

Authorities said the suspects took off with a television set and a 2002 Pontiac Grand Am owned by the victim.

Anyone with information about this crime is asked to call Fort Bend County Sheriff’s Office at 281-341-4665 or Fort Bend Crime Stoppers, Inc. at 281-342-TIPS (8477), texting FBCCS plus the tip to CRIMES (274637) or submitting a tip online.

Any tip that leads to the apprehension and filing of charges on the wanted suspects could result in a reward of up to $5,000.

KPRC's Gianna Caserta will have more on the search for the suspects coming up on Local 2 News at 6.

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